Japanese White Wine

New wave phenomenon among wine enthusiasts, with its typically soft, fruity bouquet and pale, straw colour Japanese White Wines are having major success across the world. Grace Wine Grace Wine was established in 1923, in the Yamanashi Prefecture, the birthplace of the Japanese wine industry. Committed to the belief that great wine is made in the vineyard, they were the first to research and introduce European training and pruning methods introducing such as using long cordon training and Vertical Shoot Positioning in 1990. Since 2016, the vineyards have been cultivated using organic practices. Grace Wine has also joined the ‘4% Initiative’ project, which focusses on soil health for food security and to help combat climate change. Talented winemaker Ayana Misawa crafts wines from the indigenous Koshu grape variety in a contemporary style, which beautifully captures the delicate characteristics of this individual and exciting grape variety.